http://icouldsewdothat.com Spend less, live more. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:19:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/794?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-useful-chain-letter-who-knew http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/794#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:55:45 +0000 admin http://icouldsewdothat.com/?p=794 I’m not stranger to chain letters sent via email. I used to respond with a link to Snopes letting my friends and family know that while their concern was appreciated, their anxiety could be put to better use elsewhere than concerns about my disposable chopsticks or the danger of flashing my headlights at people for fear [...]

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]]> http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/589/feed 0 http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/574?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-verdict-is-in-the-buch-is-good http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/574#comments Sat, 05 Feb 2011 01:36:22 +0000 admin http://icouldsewdothat.com/?p=574 If you have been kind enough to read my blog prior to this entry, you may know that I love kombucha. I enjoy the flavor and the wonderful health benefits, but purchasing ready made can be pretty pricey. So, I have decided to take matters into my own hands and brew my own batch. I [...]

]]> http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/574/feed 1 http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/489?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=update-sweater-to-brimmed-beanie-refashion http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/489#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 20:30:58 +0000 admin http://icouldsewdothat.com/?p=489 I just wanted to let everyone know that I did make a hat according to the Threadbanger video directions in my previous post and it really came out great. I made one in brown and now I’m going to make one in black too. I used the leftover sweater bits to make arm warmers, sweater [...]

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]]> http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/486/feed 3 http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/389?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=easy-refashion-dress-tshirt-fold-over-waistband-skirt http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/389#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 04:44:02 +0000 admin http://icouldsewdothat.com/?p=389 This tutorial is short, sweet and perfect for a beginner. I’ve made variations of this skirt at least five times already this year and I never grow tired of the supremely comfortable, soft and stretchy fold-over waistband skirt. I am petite which means that dresses rarely ever fit me right. My proportions just aren’t the [...]

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